The Opelousas courier., 1887-03-19

Tho Executive Committee Of the Louisiana
State Agricultural Society held a session in
New Orleans on February 10, and passed the
following resolution:
Resolved, That all papers III the State are
requested to publish the address prepared by
the Committee to the agriculturists of the
State.
ADDRESS.
A convention of the farmers of the State of
Louisiana met in January last in Baton Rouge
and formed asState Agricultural Society.
The executive of that society
met in the City of New Orleans upon the 10Th
instant and appointed the undersigned a COM
mittee TO issue an address to the people OF
the State, setting forth the objects of our or
ganization, and making an appeal for CO
operation.
The, object of the S State Agricultural Society
is to foster and advance all agricultural inter
ests. including farming, gardening, stock
raising, diaries, Iruit-growing, etc.
When we consider how depressed IS the
situation of the farmer at present, and how
rich is our soil and favorable our climate, it
certainly seems that our condition is susceptif
BILE of improvement. Where can this ina
provement come from except from ourselves ?
We, therefore, appeal to you to unite in an
effort to improve, BY organization, discussion
and study, the fortunes of our State. Ii by
combining ourselves to the staple crops Of cot
ton, sugar and rice we have not achieved
prosperity, may nata Investigation of crops
and pursuits, or improved and intensive
methods of cultivation open to us q great fu-
ture ? Nature has beautifully contributed a
fertile soil and a climate where most of the
agricultural crops and grasses grow in perfec-
ton, and it is certainly within the range of
possibility TO utilize ethem by intelligence,
new methUds and the many influences that
result from combined study and organization.
We, therefore, urge upon you in your re-
spective parishes to organize farmers clubs
| and associations, as webeiieve that the meth
DDS that have proved 50 successful i'll other
abound In our sister States Just IN pTODoftIon
to their prosperity. Thus, She richest States
have the most of these associations, and the.
poorest have the least, and if they are benefi-
cent to prosperity, Whatsa blessing NAV thev
not become to our poverty
The plan of our State agricultural Society
calls upon the people to organize locally, and
when organized these local organizations will
send delegates to a State annual convention,
and thus home rule and local views and in
terests win attain the fullest development.
lhls is an earnest attempt to organize the
farmers of the State, and the opportunity is
now offered to you to consult aud confer TO-
gether, in order that Independence and pros
perity may reviVify the State.
The next annual State convention of the
State Agricultural Society will meet in
Shreveport on the fourth Wednesday, in Jan
uary in 1883, and NC earnestly hone that
each parish in the State will be represented |
there by delegates from agricultural associa- !
tlons organized within its Nmits.
JAMES JEFFRIEs, Rapides
=. Y. S~TRINGFELLow, Red River;
VIM. ROBSON, Caddo;
JOHN A. WHITE, ST.. East Feliciana:
a. Y. kEMPER, Avoyefles;
w. e.. STUBBs, the As M. College:
y. Il. BRENT, Ascension.
C0Tnnitteeson Address.